orthopterologyn.
/ɔːˌθɒptəˈrɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ɔrˌθɑptəˈrɑlədʒi/ Entomology. rare.
The branch of entomology concerned with the Orthoptera.
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hymenopterology1855
neuropterology1858
orthopterology1890
lepidopterology1899
coccidology1904
odonatology1917
acridology1948
lepidoptery1959
1890 Cent. Dict. Orthopterology, that branch of entomology which relates to Orthoptera.
1964 Q. Rev. Biol. 39 97/2 We are especially indebted to a very skilled and industrious author for giving us a much-needed work to place beside the classic monographs of Saussure, Brunner, and other early masters of orthopterology.
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1890 Cent. Dict. Orthopterologist, one who makes a specialty of the study of Orthoptera.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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